Flip-Through Format to View Notification and Related Items

• US 20130283167A1
• Filed: 04/18/2012
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Xu, Jian
• Granted Patent: US 8,996,997 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

Embodiments relate to systems and methods providing a flip-though format for viewing notification of messages and related items on devices, for example personal mobile devices such as smart phones. According to an embodiment, an unread item most recently received is shown in full screen on the mobile device. While the user is viewing this item, the device will automatically retrieve and load into a cache memory, the next most recently received item. When the user is done viewing the item most recently received, the user can swipe a finger across the touch screen to trigger a page flipping animation and display of the next most recently received item. Embodiments avoid the user having to click back and forth between a list of notifications/links and corresponding notification items.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a most recent message at a device comprising a screen, a cache memory, a caching engine, and a view engine;

causing the view engine to create a view of the most recent message;

causing the cache engine to store the view of the most recent message in the cache memory;

receiving a next most recent message at the device;

causing the view engine to create a view of the next most recent message;

in response to a first user input received at the device,

causing the device to display the view of the most recently received message on the screen, and

causing the cache engine to automatically load into the cache memory, the view of the next most recent message; and

in response to a second user input received at the device, causing the device to display the view of the next most recent message on the screen.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the screen comprises a touch screen, and the second user input comprises touching the touch screen.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein touching the touch screen comprises swiping across the touch screen in a first direction.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

in response to a third user input received at the device, causing the device to return to display the view of the most recent message on the screen.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein:

the screen comprises a touch screen;

the second user input comprises swiping across the touch screen in a first direction; and

the third user input comprises swiping across the touch screen in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a microphone, and the second user input comprises a voice command.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a page flipping animation on the screen.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium embodying a computer program for performing a method, said method comprising:

receiving a most recent message at a device comprising a screen, a cache memory, a caching engine, and a view engine;

causing the view engine to create a view of the most recent message;

causing the cache engine to store the view of the most recent message in the cache memory;

receiving a next most recent message at the device;

causing the view engine to create a view of the next most recent message;

in response to a first user input received at the device,

causing the device to display the view of the most recently received message on the screen, and

causing the cache engine to automatically load into the cache memory, the view of the next most recent message; and

in response to a second user input received at the device, causing the device to display the view of the next most recent message on the screen.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein the screen comprises a touch screen, and the second user input comprises touching the touch screen.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 wherein touching the touch screen comprises swiping across the touch screen in a first direction.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein the method further comprises:

in response to a third user input received at the device, causing the device to return to display the view of the most recent message on the screen.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein:

the screen comprises a touch screen;

the second user input comprises swiping across the touch screen in a first direction; and

the third user input comprises swiping across the touch screen in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein the device comprises a microphone, and the second user input comprises a voice command.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 further comprising displaying a page flipping animation on the screen.

15. A computer system comprising:

one or more processors;

a software program, executable on said computer system, the software program configured to;

cause a device comprising a screen, a cache memory, a caching engine, and a view engine to receive a most recent message;

cause the view engine to create a view of the most recent message;

cause the cache engine to store the view of the most recent message in the cache memory;

cause the device to receive a next most recent message;

cause the view engine to create a view of the next most recent message;

in response to a first user input received at the device,

cause the device to display the view of the most recently received message on the screen, and

cause the cache engine to automatically load into the cache memory, the view of the next most recent message; and

in response to a second user input received at the device, cause the device to display the view of the next most recent message on the screen.

16. The computer system of claim 15 wherein the screen comprises a touch screen, and the second user input comprises touching the touch screen.

17. The computer system of claim 16 wherein touching the touch screen comprises swiping across the touch screen in a first direction.

18. The computer system of claim 15 further comprising:

in response to a third user input received at the device, the device is caused to return to display the view of the most recent message on the screen.

19. The computer system of claim 18 wherein:

the screen comprises a touch screen;

the second user input comprises swiping across the touch screen in a first direction; and

the third user input comprises swiping across the touch screen in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

20. The computer system of claim 15 wherein the device comprises a microphone, and the second user input comprises a voice command.